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Storm clouds carrying heavy rain move across downtown Phoenix, Ariz., on Oct. 5. A series of powerful thunderstorms hit the area with high winds, hail, and heavy rain. Tom Stathis/AP

Damage from a tornado that ripped through Bellemont, Ariz., Oct. 6 is shown. A rare swarm of tornadoes shoved trailers off highways and destroyed homes in the predawn darkness Wednesday. Crystal Ochoa/The Arizona Republic/AP

Trailers destroyed at Camping World are pictured after two tornadoes touched down in Bellemont, Ariz., on Oct. 6, derailing 28 cars of a parked freight train, blowing trailers off the highway, and smashing out the windows of dozens of homes. A third tornado touched down later, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Gene Blevins/Reuters

Residents show off some of the hail that fell around their house after violent storms passed through Phoenix, Ariz., on Oct. 5. Ross D. Franklin/AP

Storms roll through the Phoenix metro area as rain comes down and clouds sweep across the skyline near saguaro cacti on Oct. 4., in Scottsdale, Ariz. Ross D. Franklin/AP

Power poles are seen snapped after two tornadoes touched down in Bellemont, Ariz., early on Oct. 6. Gene Blevins/Reuters

Local residents walk by a damaged house that lost its roof after two tornadoes touched down in Bellemont, Ariz., on Oct. 6. Gene Blevins/AP

Amanda Radke stands inside what is left of a house after a tornado ripped through Bellemont, Ariz., on Oct. 6. Crystal Ochoa/The Arizona Republic/AP

Large pine trees are seen snapped after two tornadoes touched down in Bellemont, Ariz., on Oct. 6. Gene Blevins/Reuters

Local residents try to move debris left behind after two tornadoes touched down in Bellemont, Ariz., on Oct. 6. Gene Blevins/Reuters

Damaged homes are pictured after two tornadoes touched down in Bellemont, Ariz., on Oct. 6. Gene Blevins/Reuters

Jennifer Cox (l.) and neighbor Amanda Radke huddle in the rain as they survey the damage that was done to the Coxes' house after a tornado ripped through Bellemont, Ariz., on Oct. 6. Crystal Ochoa/The Arizona Republic/AP